Two dominant trends in the industry, lean manufacturing and green manufacturing, are converging. While lean initiatives do not automatically translate to minimum environmental impact, the two notions ...

The Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology offers a lean certification program—providing training and coaching that teaches participants how to reduce costs ...

Lean’s three guiding principles involve purpose, process and people. “The primary purpose of any organization—and first step in any Lean thought process—is to correctly specify the value that the ...

I am going to share some pictures with you from Hodges Millwork of Royce City, Texas, in this article to demonstrate just how common sense lean is for anyone who may still doubt the simplistic, yet ...

Lean manufacturing aims to incorporate processes and attitudes to increase efficiency and streamline operations and overhead, resulting in cost savings, increased profits and an engaged, motivated ...

In a move that can only aid the apparel sector tostay ahead of the curve, the Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC), the country's largest vocational training network for the industry, inaugurated ...

Several sessions at this year’s Pack Expo Las Vegas conference focused on Lean Manufacturing issues, including one that examined use of Lean in high-speed packaging lines. No self-respecting, ...

Decades ago, lean principles revolutionized auto making with their efficiencies and cost savings. Today, GSM Industrial in Lancaster County produces the same results in contract manufacturing, using ...

Originally designed for manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma principles are now widely adopted in corporate and transactional ...

Only one month in to this year's training in lean manufacturing processes, a Southland business is already starting to make changes. Now into its fourth year, the initiative urges businesses to ...

Don't be fooled. All too often, pressure to protect the bottom line coupled with tales of low wages, low overhead, and less restrictive regulation cause manufacturers to jump ship and move overseas.

Recruitment and retention of qualified direct care staff is a universal challenge among senior care providers and national trends show no sign of employer relief. Assisted living and senior care ...